dan kloeffler is here with the story. good morning. >> good morning to you, dan and bianna. you know like a lot of kids around the country these two boys from massachusetts are trying to pack in as much fun as they can on this holiday break, but unfortunately for them, they may have been a bit too ambitious in their search for adventure. strapped to a stretcher, wrapped tightly inside a survival suit, 12-year-old jake waterman and best friend drew covney will easily have the best what i did over christmas break story this their school. it started harmlessly enough an afternoon hike around the property behind drew's house. >> i kind of dragged him into it. we decided to go and see if we could find the end. we went deep out in the swamp and there's a lot of water out there. >> reporter: as the meandered the temperature started to drop, the sun set and the boys realized they had no idea where they were. their only hope, jake's cell phone. >> called my brother. he thought i was kidding around and thought i was just dumb because i couldn't -- i couldn't find my way home. >> repor